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Thcrroi STATES Smarm—Well, at last, after
• long testes of years, Pennsylvania is blessed
with: a Whig Seunior in the National Councils.
Wier!lay, the Hon. Less Coorra, of Adams
County, was elected by the Legislature, at Harris.
ben, United States Senator for sii years, from the
4th of darch next, in place of Hon. Simon C.v.
roiy whose term of service then expires. 'This
resblt, while not unexpected, will give general
statinfaction to the Whig party, and will not be an.
anceptable to the people generally. This appoint
ment has been made in obedience to the popular
wat, en very generally expressed in the press of
thelikate, and is well and judiciously conferred.
Mr. Cooper will be a safe and diligent guardian of
Pennsylvania interests in the Senate, and on the
gnigions of Free . Soil the Tariff, duc.; he will
be found on the side of Freedom and Protection
to American Industry, and the supporter of those
'arious other important measures involved in the
late election.
Baxcirtari as llilevoa.7—We have the gratification
aftinuatincing the success of Capt. Joan Hasson,
the!-Whigtomiaee for Mayor, at the city election
yesterday- The rune of the Locallicps in giving
their. candidate a fine 'name, did not gain them
The borrowed plumage could not hide . the
ariglital political nomintition. But it in no fault of Mr
Adims personally, that he was not elected, an he
is an excellent citizen, and wort/ no doubt have
made a good Mayor. But the taint of Locofocoism
"arks no:benefit to d candidate in thin Whig City.
'l . ffe congratulate Captain Henna on . the honor
AoXe kiim by his native city, in calling him to thi;
higheot ollicein her gift—an office which we have
tio7dtmitt the event wilt show has been an worthily
behaved, as it is gratefully received.
„ilizczatzont.—The election in our Miner city,
painted ofl very quietly. The Whigs have not
opposition enough there to give zest to the election.
.Tcetazziest Keen, Esq., iil elected Mayor, and the
Whig nominees for all the offices, as far as we have
hard, are elected.
steauxisssou OF Cons.—Oo Friday the 4th
in the Senate of the United States, the resolution of
Mr Mier, of Near Jersey, submitted some time
autos, calling on the President fi3r any correspond.
untie thatinny have taken place between this Gov.
eminent and any foreign nation for the purchase o f
Cuba, came up for action.
Mr. Miller explained briefly hes reasons for offers
ing,the resolution.
Mr. finakasked if the Senator from New Jersey
had any suspicions whatever that any such corres
pondence had
taken place or was in progress?
Dir. Miller said, I
Mr. Foote said he would put a question to the
. .hannrible Senator from New Jersey, and that Sen.
isinitfrnm New Jersey, and that Senator might an.
isalmilt.nr not, asihe should think proper. If suet)
ikeptiaiiint is going on and the measure should be
?,nought forward, will the gentlemen oppose the
innicsallon of -Cuba?
Miller.—: will, on .an occasions and under all
eircrnalstances.
Mr. Foote—Theo the Senator will be in an awk
ward position three or four months hence, for it
in understood that Gen. Taylor is decidedly in fa.
vor of the annexation of,Coba to this Union.
Mr. Rink Moved to lay the resolution on the table
and his motion was agreed to by a yen and nay
VOW of 21 to 10. —So the matter dropped, for the
time being.
Mr. Foote is a molt unlikely man to' be in th
confidence of Gen. Taylor, and we presume h
Ilmowa,ery little tinny thing about it
The amount-of salvage decreed on weeks at Key
Weat,dming the prc.ent year, is $126,000, expen.
see 874,140, and the value of the vessels and car+
goes 51,252,000. The number of vessels that have
airsick an the ree4 been lost, or btotledinta thalPort,
is 27, and 14 have come in in distress, making etc.
!al of 4,113 vessels have been on the reef and got
of without assistance.
The number of wrecking- vessels is now inerea,.
ad to 4T. Their tonnage being about 1200 with
nearly 350 men composiug their crews.
.7'l= bfratOPOLIT4III MAGAZ=l¢."—This is a
beautiful racinthly, just ushered into existence in
New York, and edited by Wm Landon, Esq.,—
It is very handsomely gotten op, and its embeb
batman are ot no. orilinitry character. Of these
there are no leis than eight, three of them remarks.
bly *Wed, and ulna good tame. The contents
are from the pens of some pf our best writers.—
Each number contains 48pa,ges. Three di:Afars
per annum. LunelPem publisher 259 Broadway.
Mont OP inst Coorsots..-711e. Rams., an old and
Issiseetabl e resident of Nev York, states that in
1832 he discovered that the 'origin of the cholera is
thin inhahttion of an insects° minute as to be scarce_
jsr visible to the naked eye. Be pays that when
the cholera is in a Plwie, these i fence of tbuiree in.'
sects may by greasing a cloth, or a per.
ion's arm; and waving them' in the air, when
the insects will stick to it, and may then be ex.
• Appointments by the Presides'.
Ilyanetentls the adoiec and censent ofthe Senate.
Lewis Cats, jr., to be Marge d'Allaire to the P.
ma tes, in the place of Jacob L. :Martin, de.
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Edward Porter, of Virginia, for Tabasco, Mexico.
Henry A. Holmes, of New York, for Laguna de
Tcaminos, Mexico, in the place, of Eneas Mama!,
p., deconsod.
M. P. Game, of Pennsylvania, for Guayaquil,
Ecuador, in the place of Seth Sweetser, deems
William MI, Anson, of Virginia, for Chilambi:to,
Thomas.C. McDowell, of reamaylvazda, for Ba
hL or San Salveutor, Brea, is the place of A. H.
Tyler, recalled.
Joseph Grahara,"of Ohio, kr Buenos Ayres, in
ar . plass ofGe3rge J. Fairfield deceased.
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=Pi.gittaa:Ssartattr-We learn that a telegraphic
Aillsopffitchweareceived in town yesterday from an
Ilittando
parse stmmg that thellegistature of Flor•
ida ion - the et ins% elected Geoff Jackson Morton. of
Stamm* Settator of the Muted States for the
Reret of Six years kom the 4th of Muth next,
I st= theta= orbit. Weacomexpires. The votes
goat
Marton (15vbfg,22deonoernt) " 30
Geroge T. Ward (26 whig) .. 25
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Idajorify
f4i;NTani was the nominee of the whig canons.
,Clettetral Morton bi n wan thin Taylor elector
'tont Welt Florida, and was: kinnerly navy agent
PerWierda - Ile in a nativeerVirginia, and is a
gOntlenhan of hilikehanteter aid liberal principles
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Tareamas.--Tbe Lpoisvgte 'mina!, of Jan.
s;iiniataces the anzval of the Geo. Lane, from
:geTPlTe4g,;anemilfs:
• Pour deck passengers died on the Gen. Lane,
ttlicee : Of cholera: :Several ennui of cholera had oc.
r:"':ouired eq the coast, end proved fatal among the
i ne weather wan cold and dry on the 26th,
the dal theOett. Adtheiell Newt Orleans. She had
three days rata`after leaving. i
1 The sidemen; Storm and Enti,rprine were laid up
111 Baton Rouge.;* the,Constiention at Raccource
mbar.. :Their crews had deserted them, refitting
f SO New °denim The Lane met the Alex.
Geoltat .Paltekraisland. - "lressoci near Vichaburg,
13liosaelloaltt hltetpliblvt 411 0histre , el Brandywine
We mho burst that the hur-keeper of the Ho.
m. slted ttfelutthantar New Orleans on the 2.lth
- Tior'..hissitiOtitilismazaterrlbe. Celebrated
I.,lnglishwritteri'Addlecon,itaelellos record the 64
, sentences-'Two - peewee • who - hare
I.ithosed each other om of nll the species, with
, aanhro to be each other's mutual comfort and ens
taandratient, have in that action hound thenutelv,es
i to be, good humoured, arable, dhunnet, fingiving,
,esodenhand-joyful with respect to each other'e
and imperfections to the end of their
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-:.C.36l4lMdericis of the'lituditugh Gazette,
aiadrois, Sam 8, Isl 9.
Yesterday the Senate kith up from the table and
passed the nomination of Major Lewis Cau to be
Charge' deAtTairs at the dity of Some. This re.
suit is in conformity with What I several times USA
tad in your journal as myibelief, namely that the
nomination would be conitesed. but not until A ft e r .
a severe struggle. The Warman= which I sent
to you on Thursday, respecting this nomination was
by a gentleman who was not present and who
though a Democrat, was opporied to it. Instead of
being laid Ppoa the table, it was only laid aside to
be taken up again at the earliest convenience of
Senators. There was no division on the direct
question of passing the nomination, but I under
stand that upon a preliminary notice—probably one
far its indefinite postponeMent—the vote was, an',
28—noes IS, which wasaporsidered a test vote.' I
am induced to believe, Gm* what I hear, that it was
nearly a party vote. Thete have been protracted
discussions over ft, in which the points I have
from time to time suggested in my letter were de
aimed at length, among which were the imps° ,
priety of the President de facto making nomina
tions to 'apply vacancies of this sort daring the
few weeks of official life which yet remain to him;
the doubtfulness of the necessity of any minion at
all to Rome, and the inexperience and obscurity of
the nominee as a public man.
I think the opinion is nearly universal that the
President ought not to have made this nominations
and that there was an indelicacy in asking it of
him, but from my slight acquaintance with Major
Criss, I believe him to be at least as well qualified
for the station, and to have as good claims to it as
Wickliffe, Charge' to Sardinia, or Was at Vienna,
or Bidlack at Lima. And g3l . delicacy and arcade.
ty, how brilliantly does the nomination shine, nom.
pared with that of Wm. IL Polk, who would
er have been heard of beyond the limits of his
county had he not been the brother of a man
who was accidentally put in nomination for Prey
ident, aid miraculously elected. Yet this man was
made Charge' to Naples, whither perhaps ?daj. Casa
will have to go to Skid the Papal Come, br by the
want advice, the poor Pope had been compelled to
take refuge there.
I think I described to you last week the Pasha.
co slave case; and spoke of the solicitude attend
ing the result of it. The House was prevented
from taking a final vote upon it last week by the
interposition of Mr. Giddings with a motion to re
consider some preliminary vote. Today that
motion came up, and Mr. G. addressed the House
at length upon it, showing that the House had mu.
formly refused to pay for slaves as property.
The vote' was then taken on the passage
of the bill, as I understood it, but as some of the
I members thought on its engrossment. The result
was reported by the 'recording clerk as, ayes 90—
I noes 89. The role makes it the duty of the Speak
er to vote trynach a case, if his vote will alter the
result. Itappeared that the Chair would have felt
bound to vote in the negative, which would have
made a tie. On receiving the vote from the Clerk ,
the Speaker rose, and with admirable readiness
said the result was wholly unexpected to Min,
that he had not Informed ll:lnward the facts of the
case, nor the principle involved, but that he should
govern himself he the parliamentary rule, which
was that the Speaker should so vote as not to con-
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further action. This was of alums an intimation
that he ehoold van is the negative, and so pro
duce a tie, - in which case the bill would have been
lost.
But just id this moment the clerk thought tha ,
he had discovered an error in his footing, and
reported to the Speaker that there were 91 votes
in the affirmative—thus passing the bill by two
majority. So the Speaker did not vote. There
was a general and most hearty laugh over the
House, when the fortunate discovery was made,
in which the Speaker himself joined, though not
without a little mutual vexation.
Bat to reader more intricate this comedy of er
rors, Mr. Dickey, of Pennsylvania, and other mein•
hers who had warmly opposed the bill, took the
Clerk's list of yeas. and pays, and after a careful
scrutiny, declared the true result to be, ayes 99
nays 91—so that the bill was last beyond the pow
er of the Speaker over the .result. This is an ims
portant matter, and will doubtless be brought to the
attention of the House on Monday morning.
The prospects for the transaction of business at
this session are not flattering. It is evident that
all, and much more than all, the spare time of the
House and Senate will be taken up with the slave
ry question. What the House will do with the
tarid question it is hard to say; nor, to tell the
truth, ran it-be of practical consequence what it
does, beyoiad the moral effect of a declaration of
decided opinion, since it is quite certain that the
Senate mill do nothing at all.
However, I understand that Mr. Hampton, of
your district, will on Monday, if an opportunity
occur, introduce the bill of which he gave notice
the second day of the session, to repeal the tariff of
1846; sod to resemablish that of 1842, with such
modifications as time and experience have sop
grated.
I am glad to kayo that the Hon. C. Darragh of
your city hns been appointed Attorney General of
Pennsylvania I knew him well while been, and
gladly avail myself of this opportunity to express
my high appreciation of his fine abilities and amt•
able character.
We heard last night by telegraph of the election
of a DeMocratic Speaker of the House, by two
majority. Row it was done, the Lord only knows,
though men who see what is habitually done at
Washington ought to know a great deal.
The telegraph also informs us of the election of
Mr. Morton, an irregular Whig candidate, as Uni.
ted States Senator (nom Florida. Mr. Morton was
a candidate for the Whig nomination, bat tailing to
obtain it was taken up hype Demccrats, and re.
ceceived their entire vote, together with those of
Live or six Whigs. A citizen of Florida informs
me that Mr. Morton is a better Whig than his op
ponent, and will be as acceptable to the party at
large. Bin do not hold me responsible for the per.
feet eoearacy of these statements. I take them to
be true, bat have no time to satisfy myself beyond
any doubt. One thing, however, Is equally certain
and gratifying, Mr. Wancott, with all his Taylor
speeches, and his managing and trimming, and his
ultra. zeal for slavery, wu not once mentioeed by
Whigs or Democrats, and did not receive a vote
from either. Junius.
Justice to Pewits., yawns.
Mr. Hampton- member of Congress from this
State, recently (kern, in the Howe of Represen.
tatives, a resolution calling. upon the Cortualuise
on Public Lands to gown and report as to the
expediency of appropriating OM million Marna of
the public lands, for the completion of the Peunsyl•
vans Railroad,Dhe Penneylvania and Ohio Rail
road, and the Connelsville Railroad. The molts
lion was adopted and the reference made.
This movement, we know not why, seems to
have escaped the =can= of the Pennsylvania
public. It is one well worthy their earnest con.
sideration and support. The principle upon which
such grants aft made has been repeatedly rcoog
, nixed by Congress, and sanctioned by the Presi
dent. And:grants thus made have fr equently
been, not ta mest improvements like those which
we have mentioned, but in objects wholly and
merely local, affecting s narrow neighbothood,and
unknown, in their influence,. beyond it. The ire.
provements designated in Mr. Hampton's resolo•
%lon, througb all lying in the 'bosom of Penny's.
nia, are so connected with those of other &aunt,
spreading immeasurably through the interior mu)
be essentially national in their character. Nor is
them a sound distinction to be made between rail
reads and rivers, between rail roads and macad
amized national roads, in this view. The pried,
pie applies as well to land as water, as well to
crosainga continent as floating down Mr. Colhcon's
inland sea. Bat no such objection can be urged
while Congress, at every Session, makes grants of
the public land for purposes, useful or otherwise, of
a merely local character. That which is constitni
trawl for the benefit els new : State, cannot be an.
constitutional for one of the old thirteen.
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The value and importance cf these lines of int
provement,particularly thoPemsylvaniagalkoed r
cannot be over rated, and their bettedoestrenths
when completed will beiectally stand by " all the
State , of the Pea Wezt,--Tne aid/contemplated
would probably ensu e thedrainstrnetion at a much
earlier period than can , now be antici; it
would relieve the citizens of Pennsylvania from so
much of the burden of botudructing a work truly
national; if would tax no other portion of the
Unioni,stid it would merely repay to Pennsylvania
a portion of her interest in the common fund con.
sunned by the public hut&
Surely the old Suites are entitled to a share of
the eleussynary grants of the lands of the nation.
They were either won by their blood or purchased
with their treasure. Penneyliinia has claims to a
participation in these advantage'. In war, her
quota of has sheep been, beyond her requisition;
ut peace, her contribations to the treasury have
bean in larger . proportiOnifto her vast population;
bet I°l4 4 4 8 . 1 4 10 00,1:Tatou; and her cairn and
Vitriolic virtues entitle bar to soros little consider.
mks: Of the vmknni pints Made, Petunrybrania
tout Verb reedits the kat. ,
Bit'i - Hethattat to 'emitted to . the thanks of the
Stinnes , his Pilau op* and we trims eta be will
inge`hiamessure - to a successful coasuiamition,—
Pb 7. 26.4, .
Tbezeutpky Legiaac!ue bays ni9umati I*"
bre each Sauserinehlag chni. TlOat'to pity •
Tickle the, ova&
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CI ACCOTJN
TO THE SELECT AND COMMON COUNCIL!,
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Grancioci:—The Joint Committee elected to Audit the City Accounts kir the year 1818, respect.
repott al NOWb:
finTd hat they have examined the warrant took kept by the Mayor, compared it with the voucher. and
them correct.
They have also examined the encamps of the City Treasurer, and compared them with the war
rants drawn on him by the Mayor, which have been paid, together with other vondiers, and the an.
codas of the various city officers, and fad them to correspond.
The balance of cash on hand, as reported in Treasure?' account, amounts ,to 314, 931 40—iaelm
ding scrip --has been counted by them and band correct. The °amending warrants drawn by the
Mayor, amount to 1114,793 00.
Your Committee submit the accompanying accounts of the Treasurer, and other city °Seem and
also a statement of the indebtedness &the city, together with a statement of the amounts of County
taxes paid by the city, and the amount paid by the County the the last 8 years, to which we would call
the early etteetionet next Councils.
H. Johnston, Pity Treasurer, in Alumnus with the Mures, Aldermen. sad Cis.
Ilene et Pittsburgh.
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1848, Jan,al. i
To ba'ance n Treasury 145867 MEI
email, City To of '47 9,855 01,
Water Rents 0(17 1,916 55'
" Business Tax of 47 383 90
" City Taxes of '4B 30.841 39
" Wats . .. Rents o('48 25 305 02
811.A.1n Tax of '4B 0,731 14
" Wharfage of Tbos McFadden 15,047 44
.. a Henry Fan 3,1994 44
M
A M Hann Henry
Weigh Master at
arkets 100 00
D Dren. no, Fees of Hay Scales 313 00
" B F Northam, Sr., City Ganger 519 57
Jereb Fodder, Sr. Salt InspectOr 60 10
" Rent of Stalls I. Diamond markets 7,470 133 ,
5 tht Ward
" John Green. Clerk of Markets market
1,335 65
05 441
" John Hatton, 616 Ward market 17
" G. Adams, fines and forfeiturea 79 43
" Dramatic iicenses SEM 00
Vegetable Malls 1,e95 53'
" Robt Moore, for feru'es and drilhog 118 OU
" " o d iroa • MO 231
" Rant at old Water Works 57 50
F E Vol; ground rent at basin 6055 ,
" L 8 Joh s, wharfage, ke. 114 101
" Fees from Board measurers 338 621
" Rent of ran= to old Court /loam 607 MI
" C H Paulsoa, brewers on bond 92/ 50
" Jos Tomlinson, on account Water
" lot 1,000 00
Guardlin• of Poor, interest 1,109 00
" Scrip of 18M Oct, 184.9, for Logan
Street
2,000 00
" Rent of Gas kit 1,510'00
0 Dividend on Gas mock 3,072 IX)
" Dray Lireases collected byTreasurer 1,184 51
For old paving slime 20 94
Balance of wrip o(1845 and 1840 1,901 31
" Scrip of 18th Oct, 1848 SAN OR
The Aqueduct over the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh, for Repairs, Rebuilding,
4.., In Account with the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citiiol:ll Or Pittsburgh.
1849—Oct 2. To contract with Laughlin A.
%Log, for repairs and mate
tenials tarnished, 2,400 Ofti
1844—Apl. 4. To contract with J A. C. Deck
for farther repairs and mate
rial. furnished, 4,000
Dec 31. To amount paid Collectors of
Tolls, and necesaary repairs
from April 4th till date,
" " To amount paid J. A. Roebling,
on account for Rebuilding
Aqueduct, from 211th Oct. till
dm, as the work erogr...ed, 24 , 103
1245—Sep. 20. To amount paid J A Roebling,
balance doe him on contract,
from 9th January till date, 3:010 re
Dec 31. To amount paid Collector* of
Tolls and other expanse., and
for riprapping, it., 3 X-5 53
" " To interest till date, 3,598 48
18111—Jan. 1. To balwce, 67,751 lb
Dee. 31. To ammot paid collectors of
tolls, watchmen and other
weessary expenses till date, YAW 82 ,
" To latereet till date, 3,773 17
Id I 1/347—Jan. 1. To balance, 66,694 77
Dec. 31. To amount pai d collecers of
tolls, watchmen, and other
expenses till date,
" " To betatest till date,
184$—Jan. 1. l`o balance, 61,197 04
Dee. 31 To amount paid collectors or
toll, wincemen,and nate.
eery repairs and expenses
till date, 3,797 62
" " To interest till date, 9,617 21
43,821
The amount am ine). en lected at the often of the Pittsburgh Aqueduct, 1848
AZOO4IIII in 1817
The whole number of boat, flats, Ac., that cromed the Pataburgh Aqueduct IBid , was, 6454
from which you collected • • • •
Amount collected from foot pamengers • • •
TAX COLLNCTORS' ACCOUNTS.
BERNARD HUBLY, let Weld:
Balance due on duplicate for 1841 $455
~ "
Amt uncollected--
Interco from Jimy 1, 1841 In las Ward, an 1541,
2d do 1844,
3d do 1847,
Bth do 1547,
DAVID KINCAID, 24 Ward
Balance doe on City, Water, and &m
-am Tax for 1844
Interest from January 1, 1845
EL J. HAGERTY, 3nl Ward
Balance doe on City, Water and Busi
ness Tax for 1817
Interest from January 1.
WILLIAM NEELY, 9th Ward -
Balance due nu City and Business
Tax kir 1937
$1,898 45
The above accounts have been placed in the GABRIEL ADAMS, Mayor, report. ae lotion:11
hand. of the City Solicitor, for Collection. Received for Dramatic License, 280 00
do Vest. stall rent., 1,525 50
do Fines and forfeit. 724 53
--IMAM 03
$2,530 03
For 1848,
WILLIAM 144 7 17TCHIN,lst Ward
Amt. of duplicate kw city Tax, 8,407 18
Water Rent, 5 , 6 4 7 50 lie has also received fees, which he is entitled
„ Business Tax, 4914 45 15,899 13 by law, $1,064 M.
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By Cash paid Treasurer, 14,577 39 ' JOHN GREEN, Clerk of the Market
„ &one rations, 574 61 , Amount or rents collected from amide galls
Reduction by Water Comm. 54 50 and stands, loan January 22, 1846, to January lit,
Commission, 458 041 - • 1949 $1,486 52
-15,704 58 ! By each paid Treasurer, 1 ,339 26
Balance uncollected. 5231 55
-61,166 95
The amount of mammal pounds of batter taken
JOHN M'KEE, tad Ward . : market is 842—one half of which goes to the
Amt_ ofDoplicate kir City Tax 7,030 6f City Farm. He bas also meaussed 651 cords of
„ Water Ren4 3,898 00 ' bark and wood, and also measured and branded
„ Business Tax, 1,020 26 sixty wagons and carts engaged in hulling coal:
11,90 go Received fees for the same, 696 63.
By Cub paid Treasurer, 9,058 78
Reductions by Water Corn. 22 50
Corosedaslons, 298 76
--10,280 04
Balance uncollected, 51 ,868 88
705EPH ISIPCULLOCK 3rd Ward
Amt olduplicate isr City Tax, 8,504 02
„ Water Rant, 7140 50
„ Business Tax, 845 75
27
By Cash paid Treasurer, 12,848 00-18,490
E• xonesabans, 437 35
• Redaction by Water Com. 52 00
Commission, 385 44
13,722 79
Baluxe uncollected,
RICHARD HOPE, 4th Ward:
Amtotdoplicate of Qty Tax, 8,294 98
Water Rent, 4,942 00
~ Business Tax, 515 88
--o---13,752 84
By Cash paid Treastuer, 11.885 00
Exoneration., 198 04
„ Redurtion of Wader Com. 62 50
Commission, 350 55
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Balance uncolleirted,
JOHN LOWRY, sth Ward:
Amt. of duplicate of City Tax, 4,637 48
„ Water Rent 5,190 00
„ Badness Tax, 133 17
,250 85
By Cash paid Treasurer, 8,926 75 4
„ Exotierations, 2 50
„ Reduction by Water Com. 54 00
Commission, 267 92
9,251 17 1 ,
Balance uncnUected,
ARTHUR Pd'CLELLAND, 6th Ward
Lail of duplicate ((City Tax, 2972 37
„ Water Rent, 2,201 50
„ Bualoau Tax, 16 34
5,2110 2
By Cub paid Tretururer, 3,9111 00
„ Exoneration, 331 63
„ Reduction by Water Cosa. 12 00
Comixuaidon, 119 43
lance nicollected,
GEQRGIE GIIMBERT,7II Wool:
Anetiok*umeofast7Tax;s9o9 12
db do busLoeuTax., 563
--111,004 95
13 G=lTnerazuter, 700 00
70 31
21 00
Balance uncollected
CHARLES C. JEt3I3QP, Btb Wank
ARA of &photos °toffy tax, 1,302 22)
do do water rent, 1,104 50
do do tombless tax, 11 01
-.---.-151,424 01
1,506 36
5 00
45 19
--SLAM 55
By cub mild Timmer,
Reduction by Wiley Com.,
Commdunicut,
listener uncollected, $867 46
Mr. Aesop ban sinoe'sett/ed the tho amount of
the duplicate of tbe city tex.
JOHN 8. NORKINE. 9th Ward:
Amt of dixpliestsfar cups; 9 70 8 95
do do banes* um /4 93
--.-•••••-$723 78
95i4 • • orrr LOAN/. e.
96 29
Permanent
96
18 39 Trent b
99
mont Loans, by Scrip, Matadi
--EOlll 221,000 00
Balance amobanoi,, " 911 63' Total.- • • ................ •..• • • 11932,033 99
•
By cash Otid Treasaret
Exonentino,
Comadadcm,
• •
1948 By payment of sundry appropriations, viz.
No. 1. Sa arias of city °dicers
1. 1•401100 on City LOllOl 41Z 41
3. Pubic Prigling
SO 03
4. Er gi n e and Hose Companies 3,r914 0
5. City Watch
5,450 15
11. City Water Work., 19.649 55
7. Repairing and paving streets 10,314 26
.1 Cleaning Strret• 4,liP 09
9. Pubic lamps and lighting streets, 7,6M1 23
10. Sanitary purposes 1111 09
11. Cleaning markets, hr. 409 50
W. Monongahela wharf 987 49
12. Allegheny .. 1,064 05
14. Coming,' fund 5c483 91
IS. City Loans
3110 CO
It Outstanding wart.. 3564 90
Sundry payments, ha once of mop of '45 & '46 1,963 31
. . Igrading & paving ac rip of 18th. Oct. '43, for
,Sundry psyments, mrip of 19th Oct . '99, for
upper water works
Batmen in Treasury
In addluon to the above ba'anes there ta to
treesurv, of the .enp towed per ordinance
of 190 October loot 1310,012 ha
11129,460 11
!ISl4—Dec.3l. By cash received for tolls
from IPM March, 18411, tlll
date,
164.5—Den 31. Lly cub received for balls
from etb June till date,
Amount to balance,
lEI4B-1)4. 31 By cub received from tolls
from 4th Pe Wry till date, 7,710 73
Amount to balance, MAN 77
1847—Deo—II. By cub rocetead from Mlle
from 30th Jan. till dam, 10,174 RS
Amount to balance, 61,1917 04
14S—Doo. 30 By rub rocerved from tolls
from 119111 Jan. till dam, 10,537 75
Amount to balostro, &I MO 17
Rent:Titan:tin n of Torun tintraßtvted in thedr trent
1155 11
708 10
612 15
93 00
709 10 51,89845
I.t do 18481, 934 55
3d do 1,668 86
3d do ^ 2,787 86
4th do 1,456 75
sth do 699 48
642 15 6thdo • 335 95
7th do 904 64
sth do 404 50
9th do 14 83
-----48,281 04
Total amount of taxes dor
By cash paid Treasurer,
Commusiou
JACOB FEDDER, Salt Inspector
Inspected dunng the year, op to December 24.
N. I Salt--11,633 barrels.
" b 430 '
3 " 30 '
48.592 barrel. Pees—.ll73B 2
One Italia( which has been paid to the Treasure
DRENNEN, Weigh Master at the Hay Hordes:
Amount of Fees received from the 20th daaua•
ry to Nov. 30th, 1548, ••• • • • •••• • • • • 5697 OS
Paid the Treasurer ooe half,— • • • 343 34
AARON M. HARTUFEK Weigh Master st
Market—Received Fees in the Floor Market,
hi the old Coon House, from January 20 to Dec.
27,1848, ...... .......... $462 43
By cash paid Treasurer, 100 00
T. 8. NORTIZAM, City Gauger
Has gauged--froro Dec. 20, '47 to Dee. 43,'48-
17,013 barrels of hlrdaseete—Fees reo'd, •741 84
5,160 do Whiskey, do 225 75
1,180 do acc., do 57 55
Paid City Treasurer one half,
THOMAS M'FADDEN, Wharf Hewer t the Mo.
nongabela Wharf—collected wharfage for the
yew 1847, 8256 75
' 1848, 15,801 48
—.416,058 22
By cash paid Treasurer, 615,647 44
Counterfrit and ;recurrent money
on bond, $3B 00
Discount on Erie money, 19 50
Wharfage Mu for the year 1877, 515 50
Uncollected wharfage kw y'r '4B, 296 79
---18,058 23
HENRY EARL Wharf Master at the
Allegheny Wharf:
Wharfage thr the year 1848 ,3,350 25
Cash paid Treasurer, 3094 44
Uncollected Wharfage for 1848 257 81
3,352 05
J. W. LIGHTNER.. late Wharf Master at •
Allegheny Wharf:
For balance doe, and unpaid Wharfage, 460 00
Board Ateariarere,
JOHN OWENS, Ist Ward;
Measured in the city, 4,496,000 feet,
Fees, 449 60
Paid Treasurer, 47 44
E. TIPSTELL, 2nd Ward
No Report.
JAMES MMASTEII, 3rd ward:
Measured In the c11y,2,1134,097 h.
mot thee-4, 970,400114 reel 910 40
PaldTreasurer,3l 96
•
''ROBT. MCLURE, 4th Ward ;
Measured in the city, 5,642,085 [l.—Peea 564 Si)
Paid Treasurer, 64, 63
i W. LIGHTNER, sth Wool
No Report.
ANDREW ALLEN, 6th Ward
No Report.
JAMES BASS, 7th Ward:
No Report.
FLEMING MORROW, lab Ward .
Measured In the eity,1,564,972 11.4
out alto city, 31,0008. Fees, / 56 46
Paid Treasurer, 29 47
ItOERT
m B . Y th o . llN city CL :4 9th ,l9B 7r ll.
1.7
oat of the eq. 41 , 08 fxs
Paidlrresmaer,
R 1848
isi' th• Pin
. m . ergy aid
Water Works and Lot, 15509,000
Lot opposite new Court House, 39,000
Ground connected with Basin, at cast,— 50,000
New Basle. L0t,......... ............ . . 10,000
Balance due on old Hay Scale Lot. '7,050
Balance due on old 'Water Works Lot on
Cavil Alley 23.000
Poor House Farm 9,100
Fire Engine House Lots-4 in number,— 8,900
Allegheny Wharf, 100.000
Monongahela. 250,000
Principal of Revenue from Markets and
other sources,
Gus Stock,....
Aqueduct,.....
$1,313,534
It may be proper to add that the revenue derived
from Totes is not included in the above valua.
Your Committee deem it right and proper to
lay before Councils as a part of their report, in
order that some action may be bad thereon, a
condensed Statement of the County Tax assented
upon property within the county, including the
cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny. for a period of
eight years, last past, in order that your honorable
bodies may be inGormiad of the relative amounts
assessed is the two oiliest respectively, and that
assessed upon property in the county :
STATEMENT:
For the Total Asunt. o( Portion to Portion in
Tears Cool.). Tax. Pittsburgh. Allegheny.
1610 71.563 83 22,599 98 8,070 05
1841 75.921 69 30,499 53 8,589,89
1842 77,482 22 30,845 99 8,999 34
1843 46,345 95 19,097 54 5,430 54
1844 47,949 60 16,890 35 5,895 79
1845 32,339 24 9,660 19 5,053 54
1846 31.036 65 10,207 69 4.798 49
1847 37;556 77 13325 79 5,688 02
1848 49,731 19 18,505 67 7,427 18
8409,930 14 $176,131 71
The amt. assessed in the two cities, ---
greater than half of the - whole amt. 8236.078 78
It will appear from the foregoing, that dating •
period of eight years, the assesements in the two
cities, are more than one half of the whole county
taxes. In Pittsburgh alone, previous to the great
fire of 1815, the assessment exceeded the two fifths
of the entire county tax ; and since that eventful
period—notwithstanding the immense destruction
of property, and the consequent lessening in value
of property in our city—the amount assessed has
increased to a sum much greater than the one
third of the whole taxes. Your Committee have
hail before them, information showing clearly, that
while city property has been assessed at compara
tively its real or full value, property in the county,
farms, &c. have been returned at two, three, four,
and five hundred dollar.. when their real value
would exceed so many thousands.
The enormous proportion of taxes under the
present system, assessed upon property in this city,
to be expended in viewing and payment of dein.-
ages incurred in laying out and building bridges.
Ike., in the opinion of your Committee, require the
adoption of some other, by which the city cosy be
relieved from a burden so anima and onerous.
Your Committee also deem it proper, In cons
pectiou with this subject, to refer Councils to the
act of assembly praised the 15th day of March,
184 7, relating to the asamement of damage. oc
casioned by the opening of streets and alley. in
Pittsburgh, which in its operation is most unjust,
and call. loudly for its repeal.
Your Committee urge upon Councils immediate
and prompt action, in petitioning the Legislature,
for the immediate repeal of said act of Assembly,
which in its operation. cuts off the only means by
which our city could receive even a partial re.
maceration for the enormous proportion of taxes
paid into the county treason.
S. C. HILL,
S. STONER, 1t Auditing Committee
JACOB diCOLLISTER,
January sth, 1819.
=l3l
annual Report of Committee on City
Water Works.
To the &len and Compton Councils of the City of
Put burgh.
The Committee on Water respectfully report—
That to consequence of the absence of Mr. James
Thompson, when he w. appointed Superintend.
ant of the Water Works, under the weevil.ns of
the Ordinance of 97th December, 1847, and the
disappointment sustained by his subsequent 'ming
nation of the office. it was not until the first of
March, that Mr. M'Clelland entered upon hip du•
ties, to the able communication from whom,
here.
with presented. your committee refer for • derail
ed statement of the present condition of the works
—the extension of the supply from the present
hasan—the paruculars of the contracts made for
completing the present, and constroctlng the New
Works, sod the amount of work done thereon—.
well na kir an account of the revenue and expen.
dimro for the last yetir, regular hooks for which
have been kept by the assessor and clerk, and in ' 1
addition to the other duties previously discharged
by that officer.
$7,003 25-100
3,439 ea-ico
The experience of the past year has convinced
the committee of the benefits seeing from the al.
Lennon In the system of management of the Wa
ter Works, introduced by the Ordinance of 27th
December. 1147, which will be more apparent,
when the works for the an ply of the upper Wards
are completed --at which time, however, some
modifications wit] be required, among the moat
important of which would be a revision of the
tariff of water rents, and the adoption of a more
cfictent plea for their collection, as a will be seen
from this years account. that a large amount re- '
mains uncollected, of which it is feared that a cons
eiderable proportion will be ultimately lost, not-,
withstanding the efforts of the collectors,
The vast consumption of water by the rolling
mills, and other large steam engine., tendon the
continuance of their supply a question of doubtful 1111
expediency, unless at a considerable advance upon
the rates at which they are now aareseed, and with
which some of their proprietors are diesaustied.
By referring to the Report of the Committee for
1846, it will appear that the total coat of thefts,
reservoir*, pipes, engines dce, to that day, era a.
near sa can be estimated, 8490,722 621
Cost of permanent extensions in 1847, 4,084 97!
do do th4b, 1 1 1,263 Si
sio,lss 49
Malong total cost, to 31st Dec.,1548, 5511,071 13
Less proceeds of lots on Duquesne
Way, sold fur 4524070
Old Engines, Pumps, &c., on
lots sold, •nd estimated at 2,000
Estimated value of lot on Grant
Street, 240 feet square, any 30,000
Leave!. estimated mat of Works 04.53,071 13
It I/I supposed that of the above amount, the
poruoo on which the any pays ao annual interest
01 6 per cent. may be estimated at about $323,000,
making 'merest, $19,300
Current expenses, per Ap., $9,640
Salaries paid to Supenntendent and
Assessor, 1,700
—10,340
Making total annual cost of Work; $29,640
Estimated net moceerls of the last year's water
rent., per report herewith, $25,521. By which it
will appear that the water rents fall one thousand
dollars abort of paying the actual expenses of the
works
When the aimeruction of the new basin and the
engine for to supply were decided upon, a number
of designs for the engines and pumps were sub
netted to the committee, In adopting the plan
presented by Messrs. Knapp & Totten. your com.
metre were governed in a great measure by the
satisfactory results ot aimitar machinery at Sten.
benville and Wheeling. Your committee believed
that the interest of the city (would be promoted, and
the punctual execution of the contract would be
insured, by awarding it to an establishment possess.
tog sothment means nod capacity within itself to
complete the whole work, and therein°, although
a proposition was handed In by another engine
builder, that might have oast a few hundred dollars
less, they alloted the engines and pumps to Messrs.
Kapp & Totten, Mier the withdnissal of the latter
from the committee, as their oder was lower than
the bid of any other astabinhinent of equal extent.
During the last year, the committee have des.
typed torn end defamd scrip to the amount of
thirty six thousand dollars, which has been rep .
ced by the issue of an equal amount of Rawson .
The Committee have expended only one the le•
and dollars of the amount of scrip placed at th 'r
disposal by the Ordinance of 10th October last.
They, in conclusion, beg leave to state that e
Works, are now In a condition of grunter
efficiency than they beer, Cony previously been,
which may, they believe, in a great measure be at.
tribnied to the attention and industry manifested
by the Superintendent in the discharge of his ar.
darns duties. THOS. BAKE WELL,
JAK T. KINCAID.
JOHN SHIPTON,
IL H. HARTLEY,
A. SCOTT,
DANIEL ARMSTRONG.
j g ee a ry 5, ISIO.
lLyore if the Superinzemkw
The Superintendent presents to the water com
mittee n statement of the condition of the Works,
and of the operations ofthe last year.
Early In the year the:near steam cylinders, with
the other and lesser improvements to the Engines
and pimps, were put to complete order Cu work..
ing. Bin although, by the late arrangement the
two Engines are adapted to work on one shall as
well as singly, they have been thus the run singly,
with the exception of a fear days for trial. One
pump is capable of furnishing water for the
present demand; but when the arrangements shall
all have been completed for running the two to.
gather, it will be with advantage to the machinery
and a saving of fuel, to so run them.
In order however, to ¢ safe and secure wad:mg
of the two engines end pumps jointly on increasl
ed supply of water from the river, as well as an
enlargement o(the Rising Main have been deem.
ed eeeeeeery. Accordingly by authority from the
Conneils,eontracts have been entered into for tan
ocee , oio sy pipes. About two thirds of the wbcle
number required the rising nai l ; Pis j ach ,.
bore, have been castitt the Foundry of John
Moon, and the remainder would doubtless have
b een co g by this time, bad pot Mr. Nicholsonli
works been totally destroyed by tire on the night of
the 23rd, Nov. boa 55 Gaol attic new river sup,
p ly kelvin:en cast by Knapp de Totten, and have
been lahiirt, end connected with the wiser vo w *
of the Mngine BOUM In connection with thN
now, and also with the old river pipe, provision
host.= made 6, washing eutilleasud andiron'
from theme pipes by introducing a currenvot water
i n t o the opesjust outside of the water vault, which
is to be conducted from - the rising main, keeping
on the outside tithe Moose:—the pipe has ham,
to been washed by passing the current through one
or the City.
A sewer 20 inches in tbstueter, has OM been
built on the lower side of the Engine House, extend
ing from the cheek vales of the rising main into
the river, to serve the several porpoises of carrying
away waste water, receiving the blow oil steam,
and the water from the bilge pump. A line of
8 inch pipes which had heretofore served some of
the above purposes, having become obstructed, has
been taken up.
Cost of the newer and taking up the pipes $239 00
From which, deduct the value 0(15 pip.
taken upor bleb are of inferior quality,
and no valued, ray, ........ •• • 157 50
Leave. as expenne of sewer,
Another work, similar in character to some of
the foregoing, is the grading and _fencing in of a
part of the &SSW Lot which fronts on O'Hara St.,
Of LI yard is which to store pipes and other pro.
perty belonging to the Wbrka. The grading, kW.
tag and sheds, have cost about $320.
Stop Cocks have been made at the Works, u
follows, vis:—
59,947 07
176,131 71
2 of 24 Inches,t For the river supply, the wash.
3of 20 inches, f out, and the rising main.
2 of 8 inches,
13 of 6 inches, For ordinary usc.
IS of 4 inches,
At a total expense oL 81,327 00,
At the rate which has heretofore been paid, these
cocks would have cost 82,532. The difference haa
mainly arisen from an improved form of aqua/rues
lion.
Stop Cocks repaired at the Worts:-4 of 15 in*
cites; 4 of 10 inches; 2 of 8 inches; 2 of 4 inches.
Besides the 5 large Cocks, which have been
prepared An specific places, there are on band :-
1 15inch, 1 12 inch, 3 10 inch, 1 8 inch, 12 6 inch,
and 5 4 inch ; Also, 14 Fire Plug..
,Pipes laid for Distribution :-
4 inch, Elm Street, near Pe Avenue, 90 feet.
„ Pa. Av. from Price to Marion, 630 ,
„ Pride Street, 950 „
„ Qoarry Street, west of O'Hara, 315 „
Diamond Street, east of Ross, 255 „
„ Fayette Street, west of Head, 170 „
„ Hancock Street 430 „
Grant Si. near 7th, (connexion) 76 „
„ Fourth St. near Wooo, (do.) 64
„ Serving 17 Plugs; 201 „
—3,165
Of the above, 750 feet were lifted from
situations where they were no longer of
use.
6 inch High St from Wylie to Grant, 436 feet.
„ Clarke Street, from Logan to
Townsend, 250 „
„ 2d Stream Gas 9t. mutward,.. 780 „
-1,488
8 inch High St. and Ron St. from High
to Second,,
Total extension of distribution pipe,
Which, added to the quantity before laid,
make 88,0410 feet, or 16 3.5 miles.
Besides the above, them have been taken
up and reltud, in consequence of grading
aptreeta, u kdlows, viz :--
I 5 inch, On Wylie do sth Sta. lowered- 39 0 feet
IS inch, On sth Street. 4911
8 inch, On Logan Street, , 140 „
4 inch, On Tunnel Street, raised, 366 „ 1,386
Total number o fed of ppe fad the past year, 7,396
On taking up the 12 and 15 inch pip. on Filth
Street, it was found that a number of them were
cracked and had been patched, and the Cotri•
mittee condemned them as unfit to be put down.
And accordingly 4 pipes 15 inches, 16 0112 inches,
and 2 cross branches were procured and substi.
toted for the original pipes, which are still on
hand, and may serve for a less importaLt place
than that horn which they were taken, 11 is
deemed proper to remark here, that these pipes
were originally Part of the first rising main in
Cecil's Alley, and were made when our founders
had but hulls experience.
Stop Cock. put in
4- inch, 12 in new hoes and 2 anketituted for
old ones, 14
6 inch, 4, and of S inch 7 11
17 Fire Plugs have been set., making the whole
number, 145 ta
Ferules lten out dunsig the year, IRS
Owing to the question of Jurisdiction on Penn
Street, between the City and the Pittsburgh and
Greensburg Turnpike Road Companyremaining
no long unsettled, the pipes which had been order
ed. could not be gut bud in that street.
The requisite pipes for laying In Gibbon and
Townsend Streets, are in the contract with Mr.
Nichobon, but they bad not been made up to the
time of the destruction of his foundry, bekire men.
tweed; hence, the orders of the Conned for laying
in those sweets, have not been fulfilled.
The Expenditures of the year kept under Itio
heads of 'Permanent Extension' and 'Current Ex
penses,' have been :
noutarater VaCTINIIIO3.
For Engine reMtirs. •—• • • •36,201 9 3
Labor 3,174 14
Castings, Smith Work.
Brass, dre
Lead, Lumber, hauling,
Paving, ..... 2,209 50
Coal .... ... ~...
Labor 14.585 5b
3,291 14
Ohl. Yam, Hudaram and
Stationery
• xpenditures-
For which warrants have
been dnwo on the Mayor
amounting to $ 23 , 3 82 la
And paid in Bonds be
arm,
intermit 1,311 37
- 556,000 00
Whole amount orWater Tax
11.141e•Jeti
Reductions, COMM "
0 a 530,214 00
bast, estimated
Water Tax on butictino re-
Delved
390e2
Amount of Building Tax of
111/1 year received.
Nen income $29,527 77
Estimated amount of Water Tax on
buildings remaining unpaid of 1848. ...41750 00
Estimated liabilities growing out of contracts on.
finished .
John Nicholson for Pips,.
New ruing main from lower •
works. 612,000 00
0 iocb, 6 inch & 4 inch pipe
to be supplied -Boar pre.
eat basin 3,591 00
----415,581 00
Valves, lead and labor kir
laying and onmpleudcthe
R. M., estimated ......
In part payment-Mr. Nicholata receives
the old pump apd other law oast.
ins Romascer the old works, amount not
yet the
old
coat of the river
supply including laying is 3,100 00
Of which has been paid to ,
Maur". Knapp & Totten
on account of the pipes—
the old engine at...... • • 600 00
Balance
112,500 QQ
Estimated cost of the wash
out pipes, including
Ofor
I.l4 hich 014,as already been 1,850 00
expended in sundries say 350 00
nce
•41`inch pipe procured from J.
Anderson &San, is nom.
plating certain connexions
about.
02031 DO
Total liabilities alley eubtranung the old
teeth!, say 1122,000 00
The quantity of aster supplied daring the year
has averaged 250,000 ruble feet, or 1.870,000 gal.
lons per day,—at a rout O r fuel, labor Ouci, of $
per day. The coalsippo has avenged over $l5,
there hiwithil been a cousumpitha daft, of 340
bush.
It will be seen in the @Eel:awn of the Register
that the whole number of the tenants nweiling
wines is 6,120; arranged under the Wowing dirt
-111/0111, via:
Taxed. Ay's°.
5924 dwelling. stores ind shops, $23,159 $4 pp
169 hotels, Levens, &a . 2,459 14 55
52 steam engines, 1,723 33 00
3 rolling mills, 2at 250 end I ar225 725
72 all others 9,14 k sit cm
.
___
OHIO! $30,214
The killowieg analysts Ls based on the above
facts
Dady supply of water
5924 darelliup, stores, ace,
allowed en average of
100 pl. each Is 582,1QQ
141 of the whole allowerl for
Emblia plugs and snail outs 170,000
702,400
Consumed by all others... ..... .1,117,600 gaL
Dwellings, donss ace. sasesaed..ll23,l69
All °ibex& - 7,066
530,214
When the imploveatentina th e lamer warts,
"Welt kayo beau fttenaWW upon eta have base
completed, bY aseoad Aver supp tad
Om additional aisii4 gaVe capability Owe
Works will be rates vane a present sdp plysod
cotusumptloa, or 1,000,000' cubic feet ia mosey
hours. Thia, p ha' ea the supply of water mods ,
ed to be Willa tato soastderatioa, was Sticeyabt to
oftlte panii4 . thitligit nadir lini"
*lah " lna Ilfoltiltittp to Hut =Mete ottle
Wharf:eta . to be etathanied:apthe
There has also boa . a Imre 'OP tit! ° Lkiliol
pa on the foot of O'Hara *eel, and On the way
in front of the Engine Haase, with a view to tank.
ing • matt for the coal wagons to pats round, when
it shall happenthat the occupation of Mr. Laughs
lin's ground will prevent them front turning in the
alley. And as a work necessary betore the filling.
thirty feet in length was added to the Public sewer
On O'Hara street at an expense of WM 21
Another piece of work Which bu been made, is
an eatrance to the water vault outside of the house.
An opening was cut in the arch of the vault, and
then carried op in the form of a square well with
masonry, to the surfdce of the ground--al a cost
of 392 00. The object of this entrance, is prioci.
far the greater'convenieune of accessin the
smolt, and for the removal of the sand from the
vault— , but it Is besides, of special necessity as.
way by which to pat ;a certain castings to he con
nected with the new over supply which could not
be passed through the 4,0 r.
1,870,000 pg.
ttilifiall vwPPlyias4tthe hilber pah
Akins Of this'city' s 'by transferring enter' nom Oa
presautt bait% to the new reserroir. Acecedingty,
rtitne of authority in the Ordination. of the 15th
of June Imo, the committee entered ,iipon measures
ETV curving out that pine.
Cantinas have been entered into with Slime. &
Blythe for erecting the Engine Hottne—the atone
for which are supplied from the small Engine
House at Mot of Cecil's Alley, they having been
reserved from wile with the ground, for reasons of
economy. Progress wan made in thin Job by txm.
coveting for the building, and by transporting a
large quantity of the stone to the githand; when at
th e approach of winter the 413111pePded.
Morn. Knape Ar Totten are the liontractms; for
the Engines and Puma—they have made cousid..
ernble progress in the, patterns and casting.
Mr. Edward Sullivan the contractor for excitant ,
log the Bann, has nearlyaraished the digging.
The water in the new Benin wilt Mend 230 feet
above the present one, and ZIO klet above the
river. The length of the itipe between the two
basins will be 2500 ket.
The engines and pumps will be capable of garm.
nig to the tipper basin a quantity of water equal to
one fourth of the capabilities of the' lamer works,
an amount equal to the preneat supply an d eo n.
sumptioo of the city.
Cost of the work under contract ;and projected
for the upper works known and estimated as fat•
lowa, Mt
The Engine House and appintenameez,...s 2,000
Contract for Engines, 14,000
Est:mete of bed plates and other with 2.000
Estimate of Basin completed, • • • • w: 5000
Estimated cost of Rising Main
including laying and lead $16,760
Estimated cost of 8000 feet of
distributing pipe with the
stop cocks Ems plugs. laying
the same, 15,20
31,960
Total for the upper works :so
far as projected
Of the above has been paid by .•
warrants on the scrip issued
under the Ordinance of Oct. '
I bth, 1818
Respectfully submitted, 7
J. H. McCLELISAND, Supt.
J. 4th.,1849.
RIPORT OF THE AlMa•011 AND 11.201227/2. or WATIOL
Rears roe TUE YLUI. 1918,
The Water Rents assessed on. the difrerem
establishments using the Hydrant Water, amount
to thirty thousand two hundred and: fourteen dol
len, u follows,
1 City Gas W0rk5,...... 9125:00 --- '
1 County Jail, dire. ...... 250 00
5 Glass Factories,. ...... 145:00
3 Public' 8eth,......... EiS 00
5 Tennenes, 138:00
9 Breweries, ..... ....... 361 . 00
10 Livery Stables, 309' 00
15 Foundries, 38:0 0
59 Steam Engines, 2,448'.00
13 Rectifying Distilleries,.. 259 00
3 Hammes, 3a 00
1 Chndleries, 104 .
:00
169 Hotels, Taverns, and .'
Boarding-Houses, .. 2,459 00
5,824 n..llin gN Stores, and
Shops, 23,159 00
6,120 Assent:news. ' 830,214 00
Of this Amount Wm. M'Cutchin, Cot
lector of lot Ward, reports :
Collected and paid Trauurer;B3,l9o• 88
Commission, 186 68
Reductions by Committee.. 54 , 50
Uncollected,
„„,!„ 241 .98
Amount of this Duplicate, 35,647 50
Of this amount John McKee,
tot of Second Ward
Collected and paid Treau...53,058 00
Commission 04 43
Reduction by Coituniuee.. 22 50
Uncollected 725 'O7
Ann:molar his Duplicate 63,0 0 5 00
Of this amount Joseph
Collector of Third Ward reports:
Collected and paid ?teas— .5 0 , 600 0 0
Commission.. ........ 173 Of
&Eduction by Committee.... 50 00
Uncollected ...... ....... 1,315 46
Amount of his $7,1.40 5 ,
Of this amount Hope, Collector
of Fourth 'Ward, reports :
Collected sod paid Trea5...14 4 , 50 0: 0 0
Commission 130 05
Reductions by Committee... 62:60
Uncollected 250..45
Amount of Ina Dup1icate............54542 00
Of ibis amount Jan Lowry, Collec
tor of Fall Ward, *arta:
Collected and paid ?real, ..63,600 60
Commuoion 142'14
Reductions by Comtrutteci.. 61 00
Uncollected, 393 66
Amount of his Dutilicate
Of this amount, A. braelland, Col
lector of Bth Ward reports:—molidelnd
and paid Treasurer, 91,600 00
Commission, •• • 49 44
Reductions by Cdmmittee, 12 00
Uncollected, 830 06
Amount of his Duplicate, ..... • • •: • 02,251 50
Of this amount, Ckartes Jemmy, Cols
lector of Bth Ward, repo Co fleet
ed and paid Tresiurer, 9739 30
Commission ..... ........ 23 43
Reduction by Coniumiittee, 3
Uncollected 317 71
Amount of his Dupheals, $1,104 50
Assessor and Register reports balms!
collected on nenr buildings of
1847, ..... ......., ...... $894 50
Judgments on AlderUnan's Dock.
et,.... ...... ....4 38 35
Total,
6932 85
Total amount collirted for water this
year, vim
By William hfoeutchin, That
Ward, $5,351 04
By John 51'Kee, 2d Ward, 3,150 43
Jos. NicCatiloch, 3d ' 5,1'73 04
R_ Hope, 4th ' 4,632 05
100. Lowry, sth ' 4,742 14
A. &Paella/3d, 6171 ' 1,649 44
Cho. Jessop, hith ' 761 79
Assessor and Register, 932 85
Total, 627,019 78
• Frulat. :E. VOLT.,
Assessor and Register.
516,283 54
524r3 55
ilmmounrs Plorsca.—The tint raglan Qitarterly
Rearing of the Jews Society, of the cities of
Pittsburgh oda Allegheny, for promoting Christianity
among dte Jews , lnn be held at Me Find Associate
Reformed Church. of the Rev. Mr. liPlireia, in Sixth
meet, to this 1 Wednesday) alterruion, January 10th,
at halOpast I °block. - Reviler and': punctual an.&
Lees Is very desirable,'nd la espeelally,requested of
all the managers and ofteers. By order Of Me Prat
dent, MIO as Maim Duisusr.
DIE
Al th e residence of r atsrer, on Pitt await,.lane
ary eth, at ID °block, P. AL, truertruer• P 1.414 ..
of a paimanu disertee.•ldlas Aaoraas. Warns, need au
years, In wombs and I du. died as die bad - lived,
a devoted Chr/eoac,.
tier funeral "101 take place from the residence of her
sister, Mrs. Moons,. Pitt sum, Wednesday, Jamas
ry 10, at I o'clock, P. AL The friends Of the family
are invited to attend.
On Monday evening, Eth 'ask Ith. FILUICts BAUXY,
le the 67th year of Ma age.
Tho !tutors! evill Oka place this ail; (Wednesday,)
at 1 o'clock, from his lass resident." on Second areal,
between Woad and Market, to proceed to Ste dilesho.
01 Owneterr. The friends of the family aro invited to
attend.
Om
Ttasad.Y mamma, Jaa. ath, at 6 o'clock. ALMA.,
pi nt youn and only van of [(atom Bur, Lathe St s xuy
of ore.
Hu foriteral will take place from the reekleete Obis
father, on Liberty, opposite Third meta, Wit day, Jan
10th, at I Weiock, and proceed twlus.Cepieteu. The
Mends and aequairdeaeas Of the (sadly are prspectfol-
IY lorded to west/ *timid tardier aellitt.
Oti
Saunday gionlbuit, al the keeideace •
hip,.= Merced, tkaklazia, Rev. Joan loan, nee 78
yew.
••
On Monday night, the &hint, at Wont Alexandria
Academy,Washington county, Dam tide.' aan of
Isaac Jones, apd 13 years and Adapt.
The friends of the finally are reggselthill invited to
attend tn. tv...4 Lather.. retrideriee on ROSS
envoi, on Thnrs.gay, the 11th but., at.lo o'vlock, A. AL
___.
Adsalialetratore, Notheii.
"‘TOTICE Is tilifeby &au that Lemma ofdminietra
.ll eon have tecusgranted to the substmillon by the
Regime , of AtileThenY tly, upon the mimeo( Abr..
ham liorbaeh, late of Wilkins hip, in the mid
county, deceased. All peaces, theiefoo who are
indebtal to the said, estate, an? impested to make kg.
mediate PaYlam‘atroirs hayieg 'Mimi
amtl Um aalik ego waled to shithe known
ti? =m to Ute hada eil m he at Oelay.
Haus mN, Peebbm towathdp.
JOSEPiI PENNOCK, Pittebirmb,
jalhdlasitir Adoeithmaton.
. ....
DISTDIOND:
Clear= or Palatinate Ude Cap ,
THE Tmatete ado, PittiberylM /849.
tide day declared a dividend O f
"
the Cadliet p.fill fa, _uuper cent. on
six
monthnoodeh
win 4, ... 1;
, uti n l itli of the lam
lepl representativen foninit. " 1h
sl'
EW DEMUR PROM, IL Murphy iota
fa bt of new .ryle Drown and white
ev. • Also, othanZ !large wo arrived
man= of Lake style. lue ;
of American Prime, tam mime end
to
Mare.
Black
i received. Cloth kthawela of various qualughWek .apply
nn
Black Allutecae, law priced "44 fine-,-, ve r y Poll
runty, and at low one', f., panty, MO
powov.a.—WO it
0913 kelp lllasting de g
' ido do
4PDlkalf " do
=iv " do do
it, So. conj.:et do do
e bbl. Rose, for blootoi r
aba agazlne, odd 'rill to doihnened to *lookout
Irl Doe at boor', wise._ J• 10 ,1 8 Dn. WO ki aCo t.
P _
RINTING PA MOl—
ioo rearm Ane Book Paper, 10141,
" • " sem veep heavy,
RI
" medium colored Earelope;
" Printing Paper, Stab Jan ien'd and br .
ad. ay jar, JOHN H HELLO' ft, nvo ad .
Ci UN
4iw DREES-6 MA, 1 , 7t1i - Laudi 7 kegs do*,k
lW7s .
Inot•oodi denim:them do nab Socks; 14 do
Boom 4 d 9 Cbeslouy to arrive; ftl. gib" by
DICKEY Imo al
7777,
wABITIW—a Lad about 17 ye.. .4
wad in • Drag mare. Oas who has had ms
taming:a the balatesd , ssaid Ito insterask a op ir
et *balks
AUCTION SALES.
ay Jobs' D. Davis,
.73rufge Stad at Alla 1.411.
- •
On Thursday evening, Jan. 11th, at a o'clock, a th e
commercial sales rooms, will be sold without rearm,
for account whom it may concern, (or cash, par (maim
et shares stock in Pittsburgh and-Allegheny Bridge
Company, ISt. Clair .treed,
05111 tares Alcmongabchaktrldge Co.
JOHN I) DAVIS, Auer
Lem
tr•R• Sbx.f of Finley and Strrp fe Dry Goma
On Thursday tearoom, Jae 11th, at In o'clock, at the
Commercial Bales Rooms, corner of Wood and Fifth
street., will be .old, for each currency
-A large and general assortment of well selected sea
sonable maple and fancy A y Goods, suited to dm
ptescnt and
iced pmvionasp po
th c e h in s ; a l s e e . a o l n a , m w as i c ec m e a i y o eradmeros
,
the
then o f le
p will be
rs peremptory and well worthy the men
f urchase.
At 9 o'clock, L.
Gocures, Whiten:ram; Poems,
It half cheats Hylton Y H tea, 23 b. and kegs
manufactured tobacco, 1 crate u orl.A china and
queen...arc, 7 ba mooned white Dml glamors..
A general assortment oflutusehohl furniture,
l
glosses, mantel clocks, erindow blinds, cooking nor.,
kitchen otensile, he.
At 6 o'clock,
An invoice of Germ. Marygoals, mottos' km:. - mmo, fino table and pocket cutlery, shot guns,-riges,
pistols, gold and silver vrambes, blank books, letter
and cap writing paper, ready made elothiag, variety
goods, dm. is 9
Extra Saks of taluedt/s Boras, Letter and Cop
fc.
On Wednesday andursda Thy eventap, ICU and
11th InsL, at al o'clOck, at the commercial salsa ruovs,
large collection of valuable near books, among which
may he Ittmed--.
Robertson's Work, 3 soli; Idarshallls W
2 vale; &smell's Johnnie, V rink VAntleebt . M
/met V sols Rey. Wm. Herbert'. Works, 3 cots, Lan
don; Milton's Prose Works, 3 rob; Lee and Cons.-
pondosies of President Reed, 9 sole; firrydon's Me
moirs; Pinekard's West ludies,3 cols; Sullivan% Pnb-
Ile Men of the Revolution, Tminboll's Reminiscences,
American Pannerhi Encyclopedia; One editimis et Hy
mn, Moore, Milton, Young, Pope, Cowper Shrily
Sena, Kirke White, Coleridge, he., works of Rollie,
Josephru, Bunyan, Ramer, , Junkin, Dickens, Maras&
'MEDICAL BOOKfli—sir As ley Cooper on Teeth,
Hernia, the BnMst, ke.; Cionni On the Teo* Lim
-0,..,00 Rupturen Homer's Anatomy; Tom '
Mid
wifery; Etiqulrol on Insanity, James Burnt William,'
and Cbmer's Respiratory Organs; Dick on Indigestion;
Brodie's Surgery; Phillips mi Berofitla, Sp.
Mao, One tamily, memo, pew nod preket bib/es,
letter and tap paper,. &v., which may be etamlned
during the day. ja b , JOHN D LAW% Anot
43 packages Boots. Brogans and %starts addendum
On Friday morning, lath inst., al 10 o'clookost Ike
Cornmereitu Sales Booms, win be .old by endings',
on a credit of go day. on all over 8 100 -43 nuts Boots,
Brogans, Robbers, Slippers, to., non's fine Dolt, kip
and Framed boots; men's and boys' coarse Lama and
bound brogans, mews strapped over *lrons, ear”t
Books and runs, boys' thick boots, aromens rabbet
buskins, tremens' rubbers and carpel make; ladled
slippers, boots and grained buskins. For particulars,
see catalogues u.d stock at the tales room.
in JOHN D DAVIS, And.
pia 11.1 )111301kt:1
THEATER
C. R. PORTER
• •
BENEFIT OF JOHN DUNN.
Lam appear:tom Of B.L.ZHIT iVILLIANS.
. WIDMIDLT, JAJTOL.UT Itk to commence with
Rascal Jack
THAT RASCAL JACK.
" Mr. &Duna.
Lucy ................ •• • ••• • • ..... •Alra Prior.
Comic Danec—Mr. Goodwto.
Favorite Dance—Wise Wallace and Maxtor W. Wood.
To be followed with the
11.
Dr. OToole IRISH TL7O
Maryßtre=liatoa.
THE SPORTS OFTHE A ANA,
By Molten F. and W. Wood.
The whole to conclude with the
" GLANCE AT PHWADELPHL4_
Poa Mr. J. V. Port, r.
Lire Alias Crulaa
(Cr Thursday—Boned' of MISS PORTER.
Nomcs—The Gallery will remain closed Miring Ms
cold weather. Sd and 3d Tier. 330,01,.
CHARITY SOIREE,
IEVIE TEE BENEFIT . sae Cerium 0/ Br. PAW.
.IC Cinntint, will be given at die Lafayette Aasesabljt
Ems., on Friday evening, February 2,18:9.
aIANAGERSt
Hon. C. Elnat.ra, ANIMW Smuts, Esq.,
Joan B. Cu.,.,1 J. J.
JOHN Lamed, T. W..no,
W. A. ATAlnzasn, Joss J. Mrsvarcu.,
E. Joan% Jona &wry,
WO. H. Mnerrevratur., Jr., Henn Kau.sx,
Jona Doterozn, L.
C. aorcetotaxt, • A. Al'Cora.nata,
M. Elauman.
[L7- Tickets nen be obtained front tba Manager.
dealt
DISSOLITION.
rpHE partnership heretofore exisdng between the
1. subscribers, under the firm of
tic
k /awn
sox, baying expired by limitation, thD day diesolyed.
Other partner will use the name or the firm in elating
the Mismes. JAMES D. LEHNER,
CHAS. W. ANDERSON.
Cincinnati, January 1, 1519.
In retiring from business in this city, it adonis ma
marpleasure to recommend my late parmer, Junes D./Abu •
as worthy the patronage of my friends and Um
Public generailY. CHAS. W. ANDMSON..
NOTICE—The undersigned, as sneeewart to Ls
sum & Andessoo, will condone in his own mum.
the Commission and Forwarding Business, aid Du
=moved to the moth west comer Of Wahnit and Co-
Imelda streets, where prompt attentinn wilt be even
to the purchase, sale and transhipment of Produce anth
Merchandise. JAS. D LEHNER.
dine • • • Jan. 1840.
ALLI. persons intere N s( rli ed T br th E e . 6pening of Piko --- setet
from Harrison insect to the 6th Ward to Alfegho
ny street in Meg* Ward, are hereby notified Mu a
plait of specification for the ezmnsion of said s tr eet l
note deposited in tAe edict, of the Recording Regalatos,.
for pub i c examination and inspection, as directed by
the Ordinance entitled "ho Ordinance too supplying
the higher portions of the city with Water, and for oth
er pa:poses," ;ceased lath day of Janc, 149, and the ;
ordinance relating thereto paned ISM day of October,
1840. R. E. M'OOWIN,
Recording Regulator city of Pittaluargh.
January 8, loin.
Extract from Section Hue of au act entitled "Iln ter
to ainterisc it to be brought upon the *facing Bond of
William B. Mitc..ell, hue Superuttendentr"
"And auy owner, or owners of ground Om; on the
line of such street, lane or alley, who Anil confider
that he, she, or they, shall slider damage from the
opening or widening of the acme, may apply by ',lul
u., to the next Coon of Quarter Sessions of the corm.
ry of Allegheny." ja13.414w.
Partnership Motive.
"PHO.MAS KENNEDY, Jr., Bomar of Wood end Oka
I streets, matt this day associated with hint in the
Looking Glass and Variety business, Mr. JOHN M.
SAWIEK, of Marietta, Ohio. The firm hereafter.
will be Kin Sitworn.
/unary 1, 1849.
r. • • , /0113111 P salerann
KIICIIIIMDY Ltaruga,,
T OOHING GLASS hianufacturen, tad Wholesale.
la dealers in foreign and darnesiM Variety. - Goode.
Wmtern merchants, Pedlars ant others are Invited.
to call and examine the prima and nnallryof oar Mock,
as Itrith our present Mereemd Meanie. la numshartim,
ing and pretense:in!, me think ere can offer as ipso&
Ludu,urpears'to buyers as any other home VMS of that
klenntahts,
1649—;
.oar..
hirer= has opened ibis morning en addilitaarl
sapply of Goods, embracing many scarce and - disbar
Lie articles, and buyers see invited totaU,
as tlimerag
tied a much larger stock to select front thapiamoakkr
found at this advanced bane( the season. MIMI
goads received, I. new style small frallgotao a g o •
Terkeri Shaerla, bib cloth do, a.,.
C 7 Goods at wholesale up at4oak,,r. • J. B
1P11112117117/11A PAPER,
T HE subscribe_ rs hooloif ;be exelosioe 0.7 far
..111.0 Marrnti r n Paper Of one. .. nd extensive
perp MU thAvieunty, will be at alt
omit the different LAW
ty, Which we offer at the o wels% mkt - 4J
Aoy aim risuMg Vrtli 1,4, ,,, , m 4 ,.„„, 4 " matted to order at
short rentice. OLDS SHIZ,
jan-Out a...0r Peon Rod Irwin as
PO,. SVA—Tbe good and fralfri
Cam+. xtoruzi boat AMERICA Ifr of.
fared for We on accommodating
rum- Apply to
laB C BIDWELL, A at, malsi”t
'. extra near, Just landing and far'
B UR — bbl
sale by I DILWORTH Co
BUTTER—TiI — lege Dtsa , 4 bblo do;
JIDIS and f tabby lola .1 3 DILWGIA d Coat
P. r . r / 1 A pi
ARMY FLOUR-45 bbts (or Ws by
ARMSTRONG A CROVE2
FLOLTR-4b
rWIT CIDER--5,S bbla Just ...et' and for ago by
CROZ
1111.K1:3u.. R-19 Ws for sale by
ia.u IthISTRONO A CROZER
Lk:WNW-40D bags son shelled, /on reed per err
Chiental, end for We by
*to atathawca, WILSON & Co,
wale? Wan ,
MIME OF BOA -.o hand and for node by
KIDDt Co
CVO GREEN—On hand snd foroh, by
J SCIDD k Co
BALTIMORE CHROME cuteux-4). head Gad
kr Nth, jaltl J KIDDI Co
G EVIIINE °EWAN COLOGNE-01,6mnd and tot
sale b Jain J KIDD deo
Afq_lo4;lo4l.NA4. SUPPORTEB9—On band and kr
•a by Jain J KIDD & Co
I f a
. 01 r o LA ,
a l FLA C. D Y
ANTED at c ry and road
T A ftD OIL-8 Dbl. wilder summed Lard Oil, fouling;
44 from snot Isaac Newton and for sale try
Ina JAMES SALZELY
F Fizu ß —l f , 4 '4l'lfEl/ r at t l reod r,:
SOAP—.3O his No I Rollo; 2f3 do Yotknoi t0...0ak
b D
NY ILL liiMs
-
CANDLES -40 bokea SowAito: 10 do maw 29
dl 10 do Mar y pr we by
D WILLI/ Ms'
Tvinti) Inpgr-30 bush clned Akan;
al? by jaß J), Wuj °
iratooms,no dot commok aatn,
JD WattP
STARCH -10 his aria, ppre, for say. b y
la
'r WlLLivits
TARDott—Lsbbb.L.d Oil, read pro , 0 , e ., b0r Z
-14 TO*: foc We 6
All. H6 LBRlT.9y,_lonsav s co
DRY FMRT-487 blush dry Appi.,•
300 • , po bo b o , lud
_414 J 8 DILVvoRTR & C for
o, ri w o by ood re
CtitaNUTß-88 , bb'sh esel - w:ma, for We by _
kw.i a DILWORTH &CO
.._ ...._
FEATHERS-IU assets promo Ky. Feathers; Rs alo
by jail .1 S I:CAVORT!! bred ,
---
(IRAS CWEa_ bias fa, sate by
•
Jy DILWORTH Co'
IME_ -44 gaga, bbls in nall in goad thiWili
•-• iatt rat caved and 10, sale a,
by
Itt - DROWN t CULLikarrgo:4l
LARD--41kep Leaf Lard, mgood /hippies melee,
-1-4 he received and Cm sale by
lad DROWN k CULRERTSOff
r.rarMiT5NE-10 bbib
ENR OPu y 'ru c Ye KELL atie,ib i '
psalm °Aar, (o. We by
bandls ebb Enver& Hamilign's b U 4
.A4Jaaahr sale by
B ROBISON h. Co
A1=1199-3 :r Sae
i ntr ied
N